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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Just Flew by a Strange, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid. See the New Images From the Approach

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has sent back photos of a distant space rock from its second asteroid flyby—and it looks pretty weird. The asteroid Donaldjohanson—named after the paleoanthropologist who discovered the famous Lucy fossil in 1974—is shaped like a long peanut.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets up-close look of strange peanut-shaped asteroid: See images

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures images of peanut-shaped asteroid during 30,000 mph flyby

This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.

NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid

“As we study the complex structures in detail, they will reveal important information about the building blocks and ...

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NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

2025 HU isn't the only asteroid approaching the Earth today. NASA is also tracking an airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 GD1, which is estimated to be about 86 feet across and will zip past the ...

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NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday

The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This Sunday, Lucy was expected to fly past her second target ...

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NASA probe set to uncover secrets of mysterious asteroid: 'We don't know what to expect'

NASA’s space-faring probe Lucy is set have a close encounter with an oddly shaped asteroid more than 100 million miles from ...

NASA debuts free documentary on the race to stop killer asteroids

NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.

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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

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Queen Legend Brian May Talks NASA Asteroid Mission Collaboration In Exclusive Interview

Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping ...

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